Apparatus for cleaning bags.



J. G. ELLENDT.

APPARATUS FOR CLEANING BAGS.

APPLICATION r11ED1AN.1e,1913.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPM C0.. WASHINGTON. D. c.

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JOI-IN G. ELLENDT, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

APPARATUS FOR CLEANING BAGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented Get. 12, 1915.

Application led January 16, 1913. Serial No. 742,494.

To all 107mm t may concern Be it known that I, JOHN G. ELLENDT, acitizen of the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county ofMonroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Apparatus for Cleaning Bags, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for cleaning bags andsimilar receptacles, and is illustrated in one of its preferred forms inthe accompanying drawings in which- Figure l illustrates in verticalcross section, partly broken away, one type of apparatus showing anapplication of the invention. Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2of Fig. l with parts broken away, and Fig. 3 is a plan view illustratinga series of single units such as shown in Figs. land 2 connected in sucha manner as to operate together.

4lis the outer casing or box mounted upon the base 5 provided with aremovable front or door such as 6.

7 is a suitable standard secured upon the top of the base 5, said basebeing open at the top as indicated at 8-8. At the base and upon saidstandard are secured suitable bearings such as 9-10-11, the bearings 9being permanently secured and the bearings 10-11 being free to slideupon the standard 7. Upon said bearings are preferably pivotally securedconnecting rods such as 12, 13 and 14, at the opposite ends of which aresecured suitable slats or frames such as 153-16.

17 is a rod or other suitable connecting means preferably secured to thebearing 10 and extending outside of the casinglmounted to slide withinthe bearings 18-19, the bearing 19 being provided with a suitable armsuch as 20 serving as a support for the hand lever 21 pivoted to the topof the sliding bar connection 17 as shown.

22 is a bag such as usually contains cement or other powdery substancewhich clings to the fibers thereof making it dificult to sep-l arate thesame without inhaling the powder. The top of the casing preferablyterminates in a hopper such as 23 provided with a cover such as 24, andthe lower end of the outer casing preferably communicates with beobserved that the'slide bar 17 connected to the bearing 10 causes thesaine to reciprocate vertically upon the standard 7 and said bearing 10being connected to the bearing 11 bv the connecting rods 27e-27@ it willbe understood that the frames or slats 15-16 are rapidly extended andwithdrawn somewhat similar to the action of an umbrella frame when thesame is rapidly opened and closed. In this manner the powdered materialclinging to the bag is beaten or shaken therefrom and drops to thebottom of the casing 4, passing through the openings 8 8 thereof andaccumulating within the chamber 28 as indicated by the referencecharacter 29 thus making the saine accessible through the opening ordoor 6. The liuc 25 may be connected with any suitable suction means ordraft to assist in the release of the material from the bag and to carryoff the same instead of allowing it to accumulate within the chamber 28.

Of course it will be understood that a series of shakers or cleanerssuch as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 may be mounted in a single divided casingsuch as that indicated by the reference character t in Fig. 3. In thatcase a single hand lever such as 30 may be employed for operating aseries of shakers or any other suitable power equipment may be suppliedfor that purpose. Of course it will be understood that variousmodifications mav be made without departing fromy in, a slide on saidstandard, upright slats to said Slide, and means outside the casing onopposite sides of said Standard, links pivfor operating said bar. 10otecl to Said slats and said slide, means to In testimony whereof Ihereunto nflix my reciprocate said slide on said standard, and signaturein the presence of two witnesses. means to limit the enclwise movementof JOHN Gr. ELLENDT. said slats, whereby said slats are Vibrateclradially of said standard, said reciprocating means comprising aConnecting bei secured VVtnesSes F. L. BERRYMAN, MAY R. ELLENDT.

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